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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1906
Page
3
Featuring a Surat import line priced at 15 to 35 dollars, the ad touts superior fabric quality and workmanship. It highlights perfect shoulders and close-fitting collars, and showcases latest suit models including single and double breasted options with form-fitting backs and side pleats.
Hurricanes lash Gulf coast causing heavy Navy yard damage at Pensacola with gunboats sunk and beached, forts flooded, and vessels including Gloucester and Vixen damaged. Capps and Uncas dispatched to Pensacola, repairs and relief organized, Santa Rosa life-saving station destroyed, broad impact across Fort Barrancas and McRee with extensive property loss and refugees.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a strong economy with long lasting bottles. It claims the remedy does more good than others and offers its 100 doses for one dollar as the only medicine of that value.
Six persons drowned and about thirty vessels sunk or ashore as a hurricane battered Mississippi Sound on September 20. Horn Island suffered the worst loss with Lightkeeper Johnson his wife and daughter drowned. Biloxi and Pascagoula suffered extensive damage to lighthouses and facilities. Lumber cargo ships Baumen and Anna blown ashore. several ships wrecked and crews saved. New Orleans reported rail links to Biloxi intact. widespread pine timber destruction noted.
The University Congress at George Washington University debated repealing the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments granting citizenship and voting rights to Black citizens. Speaker Nathan Gammon allowed broad latitude for campaign literature. Key addresses came from J M Barrett T W Bullock and M S Ross. Republicans Kennedy and Weeks opposed. William R. Vence spoke and Philip Scantling sang.
Col J W Pope of the Quartermaster's Department reports after an investigation into Schuylkill Arsenal, Pennsylvania, that no proof or indication of corruption or laxity by inspectors exists. He commends inspections as scrupulous and rigid and notes supplies received generally meet specifications and prices paid.
Prof Moody of the Naval G F Band organizes a special programme today from 3 PM at Randle Highlands Airwelcome. Capital Traction cars heading east on Pennsylvania Avenue marked F and G offer a free transfer over the new electric railroad at Pennsylvania Avenue bridge, about a five minute ride.
Testimony began in the high military court for Lieut. Gen. Stoessel over the Port Arthur surrender. His resignation did not end the case as his family pressed for a verdict. Stoessel has not yet testified and requested that private soldiers be heard alongside higher officials.
Noah E Barnes of Suminons Hardware Company of St Louis reports $7,600 in bonds and jewelry worth less than $7,600 stolen from his temporary West 121st Street residence. The bonds were inside a jewel case along with Mrs Barnes jewelry. no jewelry was taken.
Rev Daniel Sylvester Tuttle presided as Right Rev over the consecration of Rev Charles Scadding as the third bishop of the Diocese of Oregon. The ceremony took place at the Al Manuel Church in La Grange, a Chicago suburb, with many Protestant Episcopal church dignitaries present.
The annual report for the fiscal year ending June 4 1906 shows gross earnings of 78 041 247 and other income 1 236 401 totaling 79 277 648. Operating expenses 61 035 335 leave a net income of 18 241 ? with dividends of 9 786 910 and surplus 9 277 414. Cash in treasury 11 321 780 securities value 2 897 026 total 20 198 778. Also notes sale of Motz tailoring business to Campbell & Ryder in Washington with Campbell and Ryder's credentials.
Paris reports Cordonnier, the French architect who won a prize for the Carnegie Palace of Peace designs, has received from Queen Wilhelmina the order to construct the building at The Hague.
Philipsborns presents complete stocks of suits gowns coats skirts watars and petticoats in new autumn styles sourced from imported models and factory adaptations. Colors include black brown navy and smoke gray with gay plaids. millinery salon showcases Paris style but at accessible prices. A feature offers four large tailored suits for misses and small women addressing fit concerns.
A compiled OCR fragment lists multiple marriage license notices with pairs and ages, including Richard L Goode with Mery HM, Willem Jo Howars with Charles B Kitzmitter, Elva C Harne, Tom Wormley with Leyre Ehann, Emil A Beegel with Fanne M Barnes, Carey Robert M Flack with Eleanor Bh Sluma, Joseph Mackin with Ella McMesln, and others, showing proposed nuptials and associated ages.
Health office record lists multiple patients with ages and hospital names including Whitlam Caywood Wanb Asylum Hosp and US Soldiers Home. Died notices record Burnsides death on September 27 1906 at 2109 Pennsylvania Avenue with funeral October 1 Rack Creek Cemetery. Dennis and Rogers obituaries follow with brief family references.
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